Printing with the HP Deskjet Printer

The printer is controlled by software installed on the computer. The printer software, also called a printer driver, provides dialog boxes to communicate print requests to the printer.

Printing in Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, and NT 4.0

Follow these instructions to print in Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, and NT 4.0:

  1. Open the file you want to print.
  2. Use one of the following methods to display the hp deskjet 9xx series screen:

The option selected varies depending on the software program you are using.

The hp deskjet 9xx series screen appears displaying three tab options: Setup, Features, and Advanced.

  1. Select the Setup tab to choose print quality options, paper type, paper size, and photo paper printing.
  2. Select the Features tab to choose page orientation, two-sided printing, multiple pages per sheet, and poster printing.
  3. Select the Advanced tab to choose color options for text, ink volume, print speed (Low Memory Mode), and to make color and contrast adjustments.
  4. Click OK to return to the Print or Print Setup screen.
  5. Click OK to print.

To find more information about the options on each tab screen, point to an option and click the right mouse button to display the What's This dialog box. Select What's This? to view more information about the selected option.

Printing in Windows 3.1x

To print from Windows 3.1x:

  1. Open the file you want to print.
  2. Use one of the following methods to display the hp deskjet 9xx series screen:

The option selected varies depending on the software program you are using.

The hp deskjet 9xx series printer screen appears displaying four tab options: Setup, Features, Color, and Services.

  1. Select the Setup tab to choose print quality options, paper type, paper size, cut sheet, and banner printing options.
  2. Select the Features tab to choose these options:
  1. Select the Color tab to choose default color settings, manual color settings and intensity, and grayscale shades.
  2. Select the Services tab to choose and perform printer maintenance tasks such as aligning the print cartridges, cleaning the print cartridges, printing a test page, and testing printer communications.
  3. Click OK to return to the Print or Print Setup screen.
  4. Click OK to print.